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[JetRacer]

W4ddY4 m34N? M3 L337 h4x0r!!! N3v4 s33n a VV0rz Tr0LL.

Nah, just kidding :-)

[seer]

Can i say 'Groningen RULES !!' and 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen !!' ?  

Utrech' ! Utrech' !  ;-)

[sir_inferno]

Can i say 'Groningen RULES !!' and 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen !!' ?

ummmmmmmmm, no

 :-)



anyway...several things which annoy me about english variations, mainly "american"

1.)Americans refuse to accept that american is a changed version of the original english  :-D
2.)Americans spell things wrong: tyre (tire), colour (color: that's why you have to use html tags) and gaol (jail) although i don't know anyone who uses gaol  :-)
3.)Americans are like germans, they take any word, and make it into a verb (in german it's good, in english, it's not  :-) )
e.g.
Flight AA56501 is currently "De-planing"

I MEAN COME ON  :-D

i rest my case  :-P

Please note:
I am not racist, i hate all people, irrelevant of other issues.

[JaXanim]

Ee by gum, this thread's a real education innit!

(West Yorkshire anyone?)

JaX

[Methuselas]

@ Sir Inferno

anyway...several things which annoy me about english variations, mainly "american"

Oh, don't EVEN get me started. I grew up having to hear 'youse guys' up north and in the decade I've lived in Texas, I've had to contend with 'fixin', 'y'all', 'duoooeatyut' (I'm assuming that's short for 'did you eat yet') and my all time favorite, 'nekkid' instead of 'naked'. *Shudders* :-o

[bloodline]

Kees wrote:
@Speelgoedmannetje

Can i say 'Groningen RULES !!' and 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen !!' ?   :-)  :-)  :-)

Isn't that the creator of the Simpsons? :-D

[bloodline]

I know I'm a bit late joining this thread... but I just want to add that regadless of bad grammer, poor spelling (I'm very guilty of that), doesn't any one think it's brilliant that so many nations are able to communicate?

I come here and we all speak, basicly something that approximates to English, and we can share ideas and generally share our felings on a subject... If that isn't brilliant I don't know what is!!!

While I feel a strong affinity for the British way of spelling and grammer (my poor Canadian Girl Friend has to put up with my constant correction of her grammer), I really don't mind how people word things or spell things, as long as they managed to get their message across.

Communication is probably the greatest thing that we have, and I'm proud to come here and be able to communicate to people from different cultures and countries.
I want to Raise a Glass to them, and thank them for using English how ever they use it, because it has allowed me to extend my view of the world (despite my ignorance).

Go on then:
 :pint:

 :-)

[Speelgoedmannetje]

1.)Americans refuse to accept that american is a changed version of the original english  :-D
2.)Americans spell things wrong: tyre (tire), colour (color: that's why you have to use html tags) and gaol (jail) although i don't know anyone who uses gaol  :-)
3.)Americans are like germans, they take any word, and make it into a verb (in german it's good, in english, it's not  :-) )
e.g.
Flight AA56501 is currently "De-planing"

I MEAN COME ON  :-D

i rest my case  :-P

Please note:
I am not racist, i hate all people, irrelevant of other issues.[/quote]

Americans speak Amerikan, not English
South Afrikan speak South Afikan, not Dutch

Apartheid for instance
And if you hate all people, how can you survive? (tell me plz)

[Methuselas]

my poor Canadian Girl Friend has to put up with my constant correction of her grammer

Yeah, I'd hate to have to remove the 'eh' at the end of every sentence too.  ;-)

[Waccoon]

The spreading infection of american spelling started out of pure spite for the British and a lack of understanding with regard to the evolution of words about 400 years ago.

I'm American, and my English teacher actually took points off my essays for using British spelling.

- "It's the British way of spelling!"
- "But it's still WRONG!"

[Speelgoedmannetje]

seer wrote:
Can i say 'Groningen RULES !!' and 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen !!' ?  

Utrech' ! Utrech' !  ;-)

Utrecht is a fine city indeed, probably the only one besides Groningen

[sir_inferno]

Isn't that the creator of the Simpsons?

only on halloween specials  :-D





yey #150  :-)

[JaXanim]

@Waccoon

That's very interesting and answers my earlier question about teaching 'English' in America. It confirms that 'English' is not what I think it is, i.e. the way I speak, but a universal language. 'English' is modified within countries in much the same way as local accents modify the local language.

The ultimate outcome of this evolution, is that the world will use dialects of one or two prime languages. Logically, it may well become a competition between 'English' and 'Chinese' as to where this evolution will end up.

Blimey!

JaX

[Speelgoedmannetje]

bloodline wrote:

Kees wrote:
@Speelgoedmannetje

Can i say 'Groningen RULES !!' and 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen !!' ?   :-)  :-)  :-)

Isn't that the creator of the Simpsons? :-D

Wich/who of this is the creator of the Simpsons?

[EpyxWork]

Hmm lets see language contribution to English as we know it would look something like (only including major contributors):


Over 4000 years ago:
Ancient Neolithic Languages (can only guess what remains if anything)

4000BCE - 50AD
Celtic Language

50AD - 400AD
Celtic/Roman Latin

400AD - 1066AD
Celtic/Church Latin/Various Germanic Tongues spoken by invading german tribes

1067AD - 1776AD
Celtic/Latin/Germanic/French/Greek

1776+

Local contributions from the commonwealth and former colonies including but not limited to: Canada, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand etc...

End result one of the most flexible languages in existence and as a result the most universally accepted language for business, trade and diplomacy.

[Cyberus]

@ Epyx

Or we could just say that all the European languages are related anyway (well, apart from the Finno-Ugric or Altaic languages) :-)

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I don't see why some people, like sir_inferno, feel the need to get people's backs up anyway. I love languages, they are one of my passions. I love the nuances of each language! Far from wanting to get involved in petty squabbles about which is better, I'd rather just learn more languages. In fact, I should spend more time doing that than posting on here!

I am currently trying to teach myself Dutch and Estonian, I learned Russian at university, French and Latin at school, a very good friend of mine teaches me bits of Lithuanian when we get together in London for a drink (bah, non-alcoholic now of course)  and I can tell you, the impression I get of languages is that they are like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle - the more pieces you have the easier it is to see the picture...